Albert Einstein · Bruce Springsteen Were Albert Einstein and Bruce Springsteen alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Bruce Springsteen were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1949 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 70 when Bruce Springsteen was born.Bruce Springsteen was 5 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Bruce SpringsteenAmerican rock singerBorn 23 September 1949 · living, 77 as of September 2026 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpBruce SpringsteenVladimir PutinMichael JacksonBarack Obama Albert Einstein and Bruce Springsteen in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.